I was just listening to The Lounge Mix of the Fly where Bono changes the wwords so that it is from a man who left his family, can't remember why, and, although he will not take steps to alter it, is tormented by the regret. Which is also the theme of Dirty Day, and several other songs. If God Will Send His Angels comes to mind. This theme of the dark side of love, of abandonment by those one is supposed to be able to trust implicitly is recurring, and Into the Heart implies that this is because of Bono's own gyspy-like kifestyle despite having children of his own that he loves very much but is often away from. It also follows that for the more sad sob stories among U2 fans he has also become much like a father to them. What do you think are his most fatherly songs to you?

Two lyrics that have been knocing around in my head lately both use the image of of scream.

Firstly from So Cruel "Love, like a screaming flower...". I was thinking about this and what struck me was the juxtaposition of images here. Desperation, anger, frustration as suggested by the scream, contrasted with the deliacte image of the flower. It's a really strong image that i love the idea of, i think it's suggestive of something, or indeed someone, which can appear silent, docile and passive, but which turns out to be raging.

Secondly from A Sort Of Homecoming "No spoken words, just a scream". This image, to me, says suggests a point where words are no longer a sufficient way of expressing feelings, that a scream could say more than words ever could. And i have to say i've felt like this at times.

... and now i'm finally gonna. This could get waffly, so bear with me.

"..Come on now, show your soul.."

This line in Original of the species hads been on my mind for a while now. I was listening to the song one day and it just really struck me. It's such a beautiful lyric and it really spoke to me. My interpretation of it is that we shouldn't hide who we are or what we are; that showing your soul means sharing what's inside of you, and not keeping your feelings in. The soul is the most beautiful part of who we are, it should come across in everything we do.